Quote of the Day
Authors Categories Blog Quote Maker Videos
 

Djuna Barnes Quotes: Love is the first lie; wisdom the last.
         

Love is the first lie; wisdom the last.


Djuna Barnes
Check all other quotes by Djuna Barnes

Want to display this quote image on your website or blog? Simply copy and paste the below code on your website/blog.

Embed:

Format of this image is jpg. The width and height of image are 1200 and 630, repectively. This image is available for free to download.





Citation

Use the citation below to add this quote to your bibliography:


Styles:

×

MLA Style Citation


"Djuna Barnes Quotes." Quoteslyfe.com, 2024. Mon. 06 May. 2024. <https://www.quoteslyfe.com/quote/Love-is-the-first-lie-wisdom-the-522650>.





Check out


Other quotes of Djuna Barnes


A man is whole only when he takes into account his shadow.

A man is whole only when he takes into account his shadow.



I am not a critic; to me criticism is so often nothing more than the eye garrulously denouncing the shape of the peephole that gives access to hidden treasure.

I am not a critic; to me criticism is so often nothing more than the eye garrulously denouncing the shape of the peephole that gives access to hidden treasure.



Time is a great conference planning our end, and youth is only the past putting a leg forward.

Time is a great conference planning our end, and youth is only the past putting a leg forward.



I talk too much because I have been made so miserable by what you are keeping hushed.

I talk too much because I have been made so miserable by what you are keeping hushed.



The unendurable is the beginning of the curve of joy.

The unendurable is the beginning of the curve of joy.



The priceless galaxy of misinformation called the mind.

The priceless galaxy of misinformation called the mind.



Our bones ache only while the flesh is on them.

Our bones ache only while the flesh is on them.



New York is the meeting place of the peoples, the only city where you can hardly find a typical American.

New York is the meeting place of the peoples, the only city where you can hardly find a typical American.



The heart of the jealous knows the best and most satisfying love, that of the other's bed, where the rival perfects the lover's imperfections.

The heart of the jealous knows the best and most satisfying love, that of the other's bed, where the rival perfects the lover's imperfections.



I have been loved,' she said, 'by something strange, and it has forgotten me.

I have been loved,' she said, 'by something strange, and it has forgotten me.





Other quotes you may like


Faith is believing in something you know isn't true.

Faith is believing in something you know isn't true.



We should get rid of these restricting attitudes and system of beliefs in order to remove obstacles in our way to the achievements of our goals and revealing our potential

We should get rid of these restricting attitudes and system of beliefs in order to remove obstacles in our way to the achievements of our goals and revealing our potential



It's funny how getting older - or being overlooked and underrated for more than two decades - can make you change your ambitions.

It's funny how getting older - or being overlooked and underrated for more than two decades - can make you change your ambitions.



What makes me happy is just curling up in with my mom in her bed and watching a marathon of 'CSI' and 'Grey's Anatomy' episodes with pints of ice cream.

What makes me happy is just curling up in with my mom in her bed and watching a marathon of 'CSI' and 'Grey's Anatomy' episodes with pints of ice cream.



We live in a vast and awesome universe in which, daily, suns are made and worlds destroyed, where humanity clings to an obscure clod of rock.

We live in a vast and awesome universe in which, daily, suns are made and worlds destroyed, where humanity clings to an obscure clod of rock.



I don't think any President ever enjoyed himself more than I did. Moreover, I don't think any ex-President ever enjoyed himself more.

I don't think any President ever enjoyed himself more than I did. Moreover, I don't think any ex-President ever enjoyed himself more.



How strangely is antiquity treated! To answer some purposes it is spoken of as the times of darkness and ignorance, and to answer others, it is put for the light of the world.

How strangely is antiquity treated! To answer some purposes it is spoken of as the times of darkness and ignorance, and to answer others, it is put for the light of the world.



I should have done target practice.

I should have done target practice.



At Christmas I no more desire a rose Than wish a snow in May's new-fangled mirth; But like of each thing that in season grows.

At Christmas I no more desire a rose Than wish a snow in May's new-fangled mirth; But like of each thing that in season grows.



My name will be written in fiery letters on the Champs Elysees.

My name will be written in fiery letters on the Champs Elysees.




Quote Description


This page presents the quote "Love is the first lie; wisdom the last.". Author of this quote is Djuna Barnes. This quote is about lasts, love is, wisdom, lying,.